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Mexico president asks lawmakers to let US military trainers into Mexico 1 Eugene 17 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 0 202
10 for 2 John Sinclair 3 multigraincracker Sunday Sunday 12 538
China's agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic 1 Eugene Nov 18 Nov 18 2 417
'Magic mushrooms' for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives 6 Eugene Apr 2022 Nov 11 10 2623
On mute: Tijuana passes law banning ballads praising Mexican drug trade 0 Eugene Nov 10 Nov 10 0 328
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy 0 Eugene Oct 28 Oct 28 0 5572
Feds want to seize Biloxi councilman's home and millions found in DEA raids of his CBD stores 0 Eugene Sep 12 Sep 12 5 2730
Wife got a call from her daughter yesterday 16 multigraincracker Aug 2023 Aug 2023 93 3515
Nebraska: Crete Public Schools moves forward with random drug testing of 7th-12th graders 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 1267
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2995
Don't let people buy pot with debit cards, Mastercard tells banks 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1253
Judge rules Kansas Highway Patrol 'waged war on motorists,' violated constitutional rights 11 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2256
After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of wholesale drug distributor over opioid crisis failures 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 2 4350
Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 893
Biloxi police accused a teen girl of being a 'heroin addict' in DUI arrest. She was sober. 1 ck4829 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 14 5295
Canadian province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs 0 Warpy Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 826
DEA's Mexico chief quietly removed over ties to drug lawyers 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2009
Ex-Mexico security chief's trial poised to lift lid on US and Mexico's 'war on drugs' 1 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 4082
Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 934
Cannabis Reform Dead In Congress After Objections From Republicans 4 Eugene Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 2977
WSJ News Exclusive Senate Drops Bid to Let Spy Agencies Hire Former Marijuana Users 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 3932
Marijuana May Hurt Smokers More Than Cigarettes Alone 12 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 2393
Colorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms 1 Eugene Nov 2022 Nov 2022 12 1085
Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 8 2347
Doubt over the accuracy of court-ordered drug tests could have widespread implications for Utahns 0 ck4829 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 3224
Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 847
It's now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it's to 5 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 6 4328
Weed vs. Greed: How America Botched Legalizing Pot 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1996
The Biden administration defends federal ban on gun possession by medical marijuana users 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 3524
How Improper Drug Testing Punishes Minority Mothers and the Incarcerated 0 ck4829 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 2762

Drug Policy Continued...

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Federal Cannabis Arrests Jump 25% Under Biden - LA Weekly 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3540
Cannabis banking provisions clear House for seventh time 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 Jul 2022 4 1660
A false positive on a drug test upended these mothers' lives 0 ck4829 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 2169
Averhealth's Drug Tests Were Wrong Up to 30% of the Time, Former Employee Testifies 1 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 4 3930
Raleigh woman claims faulty drug test cost her, her job 3 ck4829 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 1547
Across the Desk - S5:E18 (SQ 820 - The End of Prohibition in Oklahoma?) 0 Across-the-Desk May 2022 May 2022 0 3107
Ruling threatens US power as world's high-seas drug police 0 Eugene May 2022 May 2022 3 1091
Mexico shuts elite investigations unit in blow to U.S. drugs cooperation 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3240
Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 854
Missouri's fentanyl crisis is worsening, but patients can't get treatment for substance abuse 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2972
Taliban bans opium as Afghanistan's poppy harvest begins 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 921
Feds sue Pennsylvania court system over bans on opioid meds 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 3556
Opioid fight needs new strategy, Cabinet leadership: report 1 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1635
Appeals court upholds charges in medical marijuana arrests 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1203
Democratic divide puts congressional action on marijuana in doubt 7 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 4408
Democratic divide puts congressional action on marijuana in doubt 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0
Tramadol: Mass opioid abuse is destabilizing' world's poorest nations 2 Eugene Dec 2019 Nov 2021 0 4611
Company challenges seizure of marijuana proceeds in Kansas 3 Eugene Oct 2021 Oct 2021 3 2400
Seattle City Council votes to decriminalize psychedelics 1 AZProgressive Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1222
June: Alabama removes toddler from Michigan family found with marijuana 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 6 2144
SAFE Banking is currently attached to the National Defense Authorization Act. It passed in House ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 3202
Are Cops Drug Tested? 8 multigraincracker Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 5697
House Democrats call on Biden to ease policies on White House staffers' marijuana use 1 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 10844
Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs 3 sandensea Feb 2021 Feb 2021 6 4049
Georgia voters also need to be reminded that marijuana reform is on the ballot. 5 appmanga Dec 2020 Jan 2021 10 12816
U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug 0 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1781
Should N.J. Legalize Marijuana? The Voters Will Decide 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 6685
Under court review: A little marijuana, a life sentence 1 Eugene Jan 2020 Apr 2020 4 3513
Colombia coca crop: Trump tells Duque to resume spraying 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 5311
Plans for first US 'safe injection site' derailed again 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 3058

Drug Policy Continued...

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What is the difference between legalizing and decriminalizing? 3 question everything Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2667
Rodchenkov Act: US gov't rep unhappy with WADA lobbying effort 2 Eugene Nov 2019 Dec 2019 0 2410
US effort to curb fentanyl behind brief arrest of El Chapo's son, says minister 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 2412
US judge: Injection sites don't violate federal drug laws 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1787
Australia faces opioid crisis as companies push drugs abroad 2 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2479
'A dangerous drug': Surgeon general warns against marijuana use by pregnant women, youths 4 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 3140
Maryland Court Rules Marijuana Odor Not Enough To Search A Person. 1 Cattledog Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1926
U.S. health panel recommends doctors screen all adults for illicit drug use 3 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 3018
The real reason Nixon started the war on drugs. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 Jul 2019 14 2771
Ilhan Omar: Marijuana Must Be Legalized Nationwide to Fight Economic Inequality 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2794
Mexico dismantles three synthetic drug labs in Sinaloa 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1873
Judges: Feds must act if asked to take a fresh look at pot 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2305
UPDATED: Denver votes to become first U.S. city to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms' 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2776
Feds: A popular drug from the disco era is making a deadly return 3 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 7 3651
Joe Biden clip on drug policy 4 cannabis_flower Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2163
How the US military's opium war in Afghanistan was lost 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2611
Joe Biden's record on Drug Policy and Capital Punishment 4 cannabis_flower Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2153
Purdue's Sackler family wants global opioids settlement: Sackler lawyer Mary Jo White 3 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2950
Massachusetts' contentious tactic to fight its opioid crisis: jailing addicts 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2094
Pentagon, DHS considering designating fentanyl a WMD, memo says 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1790
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